Colin Wheeler
Software Engineer
Lafayette, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorColin Wheeler is a seasoned iOS and macOS software engineer with 17 years of experience based in Lafayette, CA, focused on building high-quality native apps for Apple platforms. He combines hands-on development with community impact—publishing technical writing on his Cocoa Samurai blog, releasing open-source projects on GitHub, and speaking at Cocoaheads groups and conferences. Known for mentoring peers and helping others level up their skills, Colin blends practical engineering with clear communication. His Bay Area background gives him exposure to product-driven development cycles and collaborative teams. Beyond coding, he’s committed to sharing knowledge through talks and reproducible open-source examples that accelerate iOS/macOS development for others.
17 years of coding experience
English, Japanese
Stackoverflow
3,343reputation
253kreached
58answers
2questions
thread-safety
top-5%
cordova
top-1%
cocoa-touch
top-5%
ios-simulator
top-5%
memory-management
top-5%
singleton
top-5%
Github Skills (36)
ios10
keyboard-shortcuts10
cordova10
mvvm10
swift-package10
swift10
macos10
thread-safety9
memory-management9
singleton9
reactivecocoa9
xcode9
ios-simulator9
cocoa-touch9
git8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Machx/Konkyo
Apr 2021 - Jun 2026
Contributions:6 releases, 61 pushes, 9 tags in 5 years 2 months
Machx/Zangetsu-Data-Structures
Mar 2013 - Mar 2018
Contributions:149 commits, 1 push in 5 years
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